# Pulp Fiction fans: Is quoting the sincerest form of flattery?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 21, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740 "2009-07-21T16:03:13Z")
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### Author:  [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/1 "2009-07-21T16:03:13Z")
Just on YouTube perusing small doses of _Pulp Fiction,_ scene by scene.
Now YouTubers aren’t necessarily a hothouse salon of sophistication. Far from it. But it is striking that the comments section for most clips _consists almost entirely of parroting bits of dialogue._ I haven’t noticed that’s so true of any other popular films on the 'Tube, except probably _Full Metal Jacket_.
Makes you wonder if there’s some primitive form of bonding going on around _PF_ - certainly true of _FMJ_ - or whether the typical fan just can’t express himself (gender reference intended) any better.
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### Author:  [@TJVM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJVM)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/2 "2009-07-21T16:52:12Z")
Exchanging movie quotes is definitely a “guy thing,” at least among guys of a certain age, and I’d expect to find a lot of those guys in the YouTube comments. That said, Pulp Fictions is an extremely quotable movie, because the dialogue is so distinctive and, in my opinion, so well done. I’ve remarked before that Pulp Fiction is the only movie I can think of where I could turn off the video and just listen to it, and it would still be enjoyable.
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### Author:  [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/3 "2009-07-21T16:55:27Z")
[I have nothing interesting to add](http://b3ta.com/board/9593450)
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### Author:  [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/4 "2009-07-21T17:05:01Z")
Bring out the Gimp.
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### Author:  [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/5 "2009-07-21T17:09:04Z")
Everytime someone says “what now?” I’ll say, “what now? I’ll tell you what now…”
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### Author:  [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/6 "2009-07-21T17:15:50Z")
“I’m an American sweetheart. Our names don’t mean shit.”
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### Author:  [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/7 "2009-07-21T17:23:30Z")
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
I’m tryin’, Ringo, I’m tryin’. I’m tryin’ so hard to be the shepherd.
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### Author:  [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/8 "2009-07-21T18:30:56Z")
Nathan: Alice, please. Your dog, Alice. It and my appetite are mutually exclusive.
Alice: Well, what’s wrong with the dog?
Nathan: Simple. He’s been licking his asshole for the last three straight hours. I submit to you that there is nothing there worth more than an hour’s attention. I should think that whatever he is attempting to dislodge is either gone for good, or there to stay. Wouldn’t you agree?
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### Author:  [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/9 "2009-07-21T18:40:23Z")
WELL! Check out the BIG brain on Brett!
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### Author:  [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/10 "2009-07-21T18:43:13Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> WELL! Look at the BIG brain on Bart!
I think it’s “Brad”.
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### Author:  [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/11 "2009-07-21T18:55:54Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#):
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> I think it’s “Brad”.
It’s Brett. He has a tasty Big Kahuna burger that he is not going to finish.
WHAT?! What ain’t no language I ever heard of!
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### Author:  [@Brandus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandus)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/12 "2009-07-21T19:52:10Z")
Oh excuse me, did I break your concentration?
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### Author:  [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/13 "2009-07-21T20:12:48Z")
Zed’s dead, baby.
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### Author:  [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/14 "2009-07-21T20:39:09Z")
> [@Spurious\_George](#):
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> It’s Brett. He has a tasty Big Kahuna burger that he is not going to finish.
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> WHAT?! What ain’t no language I ever heard of!
What ain’t no **country** I ever heard of!
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### Author:  [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/15 "2009-07-22T02:03:51Z")
> [@Brandus](#):
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> Oh excuse me, did I break your concentration?
You’re just going to have to turn this opportunity yes!
Noooo!
YES! YES! YES!
Yeeeeeeeeessssss!
(I’ve been volunteering at a film festival, see, and before each film they’ve had this little montage of clips, including _Pulp Fiction_, _A Clockwork Orange_, and _Sexy Beast_…)
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### Author:  [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/16 "2009-07-22T04:56:13Z")
Don’t be tellin’ me about foot massages. I’m the foot fuckin’ master.
…
Shit yeah. I got my technique down and everything, I don’t be ticklin’ or nothin’.
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### Author:  [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/17 "2009-07-22T05:47:53Z")
Didn’t PF start the whole “TMI” thing?
If so, I can’t think of a more ubiquitous quote to come from a movie ever.
I also can’t think of one that has lasted for so long.
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### Author:  [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/18 "2009-07-22T05:53:19Z")
“So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something. His ass.”
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### Author:  [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/19 "2009-07-22T06:09:21Z")
> [@SHAKES](#):
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> Didn’t PF start the whole “TMI” thing?
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> If so, I can’t think of a more ubiquitous quote to come from a movie ever.
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> I also can’t think of one that has lasted for so long.
No. People were saying TMI in the 80s.
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### Author:  [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-fans-is-quoting-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/503740/20 "2009-07-22T09:58:31Z")
**Did you see the sign in front of my house that said “Dead Nigger Storage”?**
_C’mon Jimmy, you know there ain’t–_
**DID YOU SEE THE SIGN IN FRONT OF MY MOUSE THAT SAID “DEAD NIGGER STORAGE”??**
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